Fish-trap or spring-hook



(No Modell) 4 f v R. A. WENTWORTH. FISH TRAP 0R SPRING HOOK.

'Patented Ang. 21,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHMOND A. WENTWORTH, ,OF APPLETO, MAINE.

FISH-TRAP OR SPRING-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,444, dated August21, 1883..

.application fnea Maren 26,1883.' (No modem skilled in the art to which.it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a l part of this specication, and inwhich- Figure l is aside view of my improved iish trap, showing the trapsetJ Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the trap fsprung, and Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view through the top part of the'devioe.

Similar letters of referenceindicate corre spending parts in'allthefigures.

My invention has relation to that class of spring attachments forfishing-lines in which the bait, hook, and line, when pulled by the fishtaking the bait, 'operate a trigger, re1easing the spring so as tosuddenly jerk the hook into the month of the sh biting; and it consistsin a certain improvement upon the lishtrap for which Letters Patent ofthe United States No. 263,638 were granted to me onthe 29th day ofAugust, 1882, which said improve' mentwill be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed. l

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents a metal rod, whichhas an eye or hole at its upper end for the attachment of thefishing-line. (Shown at 13,) Encircling the upper end of this rod, andfastened with one end near its top, is a coiled spring, C, the lower endof which is fastened in a cross-piece, D, which slides upon the rod A; Y

To the cross-piece Dis fastened the lower part, B', of the shingline, towhich the baithook H is attached. This part of the line passes downalong rod A, and through asmall ring or eye, a., which is connected by asmall piece of cord or wire, Z, which passes through the eye c in thelower end of rod A to the lower end of the trigger. Upon the trigger Eis placed -a spring, F, the free end of which bears against the Vlowerpart of rod A, which is grooved longitudinally at f to receive the endit is desired to catch.

of the spring and prevent it from slipping sidewise. By moving thisspring F up or down upon the trigger, the force or power required tospring the trap may be adjusted at pleasure, according to the size andspecies of iish which The upper part of the trigger has a short arm, G,by which vit is hinged to rod A by the pin g.

Around the top part of rod A, inside of the coiled spring @,is placedanother small coiled spring, I, against which the step or shoulder D ofthe cross-head D will strike when the trap is sprung. Thus it will beseen that this inside spring, I, cushions the stroke of the cross-headwhen the trap is sprung, causing it to work easily and without anysudden rebounding. It will also be seen. thatI dispense with the use ofsheaves for the passage of the lower part of the iishing-line, whichsimply passes from the cross-head D, to which it is fastened, throughthe eye a at the lower end of the device, the line B having a knot, D,

which, on pulling on the line when the ish and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United'Statesl. The herein-described iishtrap orspringhook, consisting of the rod A, spring I, spring C, slidingcross-head D D, trigger E, having the adjustable spring F, and connectedbya cord or wire, b, with eye a, and hook-line B', passing. through saideye a, all constructed and combined to operate substantially as and forthepurpose' shown and set forth. f

2. The combination, in a iish-trap or springhook of the described class,of the rod A, spring G, having cross-head D D', and cushionspring I,substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence o f two witnesses.

RICHMOND A. VENTIVORTH.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN J. GUsHEE, ALBERT H. NEWEEET.

